Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 54
VaP 1 54.1
।।ऋषय ऊचुः।। कस्मिन् देशे महापुण्यमेतदाख्यानमुत्तमम्। वृत्तं ब्रह्मपुरोगाणां कस्मिन् काले महाद्युते। एतदाख्याहि नः सम्यग् यथा वृत्तं तपोधन
||ṛṣaya ūcuḥ|| kasmin deśe mahāpuṇyametadākhyānamuttamam| vṛttaṃ brahmapurogāṇāṃ kasmin kāle mahādyute| etadākhyāhi naḥ samyag yathā vṛttaṃ tapodhana
The sages said: In what land, O great splendour, did this most excellent, greatly meritorious narrative of those led by Brahmā take place, and at what time? Tell us this rightly, just as it happened, O you rich in austerity.
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VaP 1 54.2
।।सूत उवाच।। यथा श्रुतं मया पूर्वं वायुना जगदायुना। कथ्यमानं द्विजश्रेष्ठाः सत्रे वर्षसहस्रके
||sūta uvāca|| yathā śrutaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ vāyunā jagadāyunā| kathyamānaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ satre varṣasahasrake
Sūta said: As it was formerly heard by me from Vāyu, the life-breath of the world, being recounted, O best of the twice-born, at a sacrifice lasting a thousand years —
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VaP 1 54.3
नीलता येन कण्ठस्य देवदेवस्य शूलिनः। तदहं कीर्त्तयिष्यामि श्रृणुध्वं शंसितव्रताः
nīlatā yena kaṇṭhasya devadevasya śūlinaḥ| tadahaṃ kīrttayiṣyāmi śrṛṇudhvaṃ śaṃsitavratāḥ
That by which the throat of the god of gods, the trident-bearer, became blue — that I shall proclaim; listen, you of firm vows.
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VaP 1 54.4
उत्तरे शैलराजस्य सरांसि सरितो ह्रदाः। पुण्योद्यानेषु तीर्थेषु देवतायतनेषु च। गिरिश्रृङ्गेषु तुङ्गेषु गह्वरोपवनेषु च
uttare śailarājasya sarāṃsi sarito hradāḥ| puṇyodyāneṣu tīrtheṣu devatāyataneṣu ca| giriśrṛṅgeṣu tuṅgeṣu gahvaropavaneṣu ca
To the north of the king of mountains (there are) lakes, rivers, and deep pools; and in holy gardens, at fording-places, in the temples of the gods, on lofty mountain peaks, and in caverns and groves —
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VaP 1 54.5
देवभक्ता महात्मानो मुनयः शंसितव्रताः। स्तुवन्ति च महादेवं यत्र यथाविधि
devabhaktā mahātmāno munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ| stuvanti ca mahādevaṃ yatra yathāvidhi
There, devoted to the god, great-souled sages of strict vows praise Mahādeva according to the prescribed manner.
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VaP 1 54.6
ऋग्यजुःसामवेदैश्च नृत्यगीतार्च्चनादिभिः। ओङ्कारेण नमस्कारैरर्च्चयन्ति सदा शिवम्
ṛgyajuḥsāmavedaiśca nṛtyagītārccanādibhiḥ| oṅkāreṇa namaskārairarccayanti sadā śivam
And with the Ṛg, Yajur and Sāma Vedas, with dance, song, worship and the rest, with the syllable Oṃ and with prostrations, they always worship Śiva.
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VaP 1 54.7
प्रवृत्ते ज्योतिषां चक्रे मध्यव्याप्ते दिवाकरे। देवता नियतात्मानः सर्वे तिष्ठन्ति तां कथाम् । अथ नियमप्रवृत्ताश्च प्राणशेषव्यवस्थिताः
pravṛtte jyotiṣāṃ cakre madhyavyāpte divākare| devatā niyatātmānaḥ sarve tiṣṭhanti tāṃ kathām | atha niyamapravṛttāśca prāṇaśeṣavyavasthitāḥ
When the circle of the heavenly lights has set in motion and the sun has reached the middle (of the sky), all the gods, self-restrained, attend upon that discourse; and then (there were those) engaged in observances, subsisting on nothing but their breath.
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VaP 1 54.8
नमस्ते नीलकण्ठाय इत्युवाच सदागतिः। तच्छुत्वा भावितात्मानो मुनयः शंशितव्रताः। वालखिल्येति विख्याताः पतङ्गसहचारिणः
namaste nīlakaṇṭhāya ityuvāca sadāgatiḥ| tacchutvā bhāvitātmāno munayaḥ śaṃśitavratāḥ| vālakhilyeti vikhyātāḥ pataṅgasahacāriṇaḥ
"Homage to you, to the Blue-throated one" — thus spoke he who ever moves (the Wind). Having heard that, the sages of purified souls and strict vows, known as the Vālakhilyas, companions of the sun,
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VaP 1 54.9
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि मुनीनामूर्द्ध्वरेतसाम्। तस्मात् पृच्छन्ति वै वायुं वायुपर्णाम्बुभोजनाः
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi munīnāmūrddhvaretasām| tasmāt pṛcchanti vai vāyuṃ vāyuparṇāmbubhojanāḥ
eighty-eight thousand sages of upward-flowing seed — therefore they ask Vāyu, they whose food is wind, leaves and water.
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VaP 1 54.10
।।ऋषय ऊचुः।। नीलकण्ठेति यत् प्रोक्तं त्वया पवनसत्तम। एतद्दुह्यं पवित्राणां पुण्यं पुण्यकृतां वराः
||ṛṣaya ūcuḥ|| nīlakaṇṭheti yat proktaṃ tvayā pavanasattama| etadduhyaṃ pavitrāṇāṃ puṇyaṃ puṇyakṛtāṃ varāḥ
The sages said: What you have uttered, "Blue-throated," O best of winds — this is a secret of the pure, a holy thing, O best of the doers of holy deeds.
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VaP 1 54.11
तद्वयं श्रोतुमिच्छामस्त्वत्प्रसादात्प्रभञ्जन। नीलता येन कण्ठस्य कारणेनाम्बिकापतेः
tadvayaṃ śrotumicchāmastvatprasādātprabhañjana| nīlatā yena kaṇṭhasya kāraṇenāmbikāpateḥ
That we wish to hear by your favour, O Wind-blast: by what cause the blueness of the throat of Ambikā's lord (came about).
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VaP 1 54.12
श्रोतुमिच्छा महे सम्यक् तव वक्राद्विशेषतः। यावद्वाचः प्रवर्त्तन्ते सार्थास्ताश्च त्वयेरिताः
śrotumicchā mahe samyak tava vakrādviśeṣataḥ| yāvadvācaḥ pravarttante sārthāstāśca tvayeritāḥ
We wish to hear it fully, and especially from your mouth; for as far as words proceed, they are uttered by you together with their meanings.
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VaP 1 54.13
वर्णस्थानगते वायौ वाग्विधिः संप्रवर्तते। ज्ञानं पूर्वमथोत्साह स्त्वत्तो वायो प्रवर्तते
varṇasthānagate vāyau vāgvidhiḥ saṃpravartate| jñānaṃ pūrvamathotsāha stvatto vāyo pravartate
When the wind has gone to the places (of articulation) of the letters, the working of speech comes about; first knowledge, and then effort, proceeds from you, O Wind.
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VaP 1 54.14
. त्वयि निष्पन्दमाने तु शेषा वर्णप्रवृत्तयः। यत्र वाचो निवर्तन्ते देहबन्धाश्च दुर्लभाः
. tvayi niṣpandamāne tu śeṣā varṇapravṛttayaḥ| yatra vāco nivartante dehabandhāśca durlabhāḥ
But when you are motionless, the remaining productions of letters (cease); wherein words cease, and the bonds of the body too are hard to get.
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VaP 1 54.15
तत्रापि तेऽस्ति सद्भावः सर्वगस्त्वं सदानिल। नान्यः सर्वगतो देवस्त्वदृतेश़स्ति समीरण
tatrāpi te'sti sadbhāvaḥ sarvagastvaṃ sadānila| nānyaḥ sarvagato devastvadṛteśa़sti samīraṇa
Even there your true being exists; you are all-pervading, O eternal Wind. There is no other god that goes everywhere except you, O Breeze.
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VaP 1 54.16
एष वै जीवलोकस्ते प्रत्यक्षः सर्वतोऽनिल। वेत्थ वाचस्पतिं देवं मनोनायकमीस्वरम्
eṣa vai jīvalokaste pratyakṣaḥ sarvato'nila| vettha vācaspatiṃ devaṃ manonāyakamīsvaram
This world of living beings is indeed evident to you on every side, O Wind. You know the god who is lord of speech, the leader of the mind, the Lord.
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VaP 1 54.17
ब्रूहि तत्कण्ठदेशस्य किं कृता रूपविक्रिया। श्रुत्वा वाक्यन्ततस्तेषामृषीणां भावितात्मानाम्। प्रत्युवाच महातेजा वायुर्लोक नमस्कृतः
brūhi tatkaṇṭhadeśasya kiṃ kṛtā rūpavikriyā| śrutvā vākyantatasteṣāmṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmānām| pratyuvāca mahātejā vāyurloka namaskṛtaḥ
Tell (us) that: what change of colour has been made in the region of his throat? Then, having heard the speech of those sages of purified souls, the greatly splendid Vāyu, honoured by the world, replied.
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VaP 1 54.18
।।वायुरुवाच।। पुरा कृतयुगे विप्रो वेदनिर्णयतत्परः। वसिष्ठो नाम धर्मात्मा मानसो वै प्रजापतेः
||vāyuruvāca|| purā kṛtayuge vipro vedanirṇayatatparaḥ| vasiṣṭho nāma dharmātmā mānaso vai prajāpateḥ
Vāyu said: Formerly, in the Kṛta age, there was a brahmin intent upon the settled determination of the Veda, Vasiṣṭha by name, righteous in soul, the mind-born (son) of Prajāpati.
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VaP 1 54.19
प्रपच्छ कार्तिकेयं वै मयूरवरवाहनम्। महिषासुरनारीणां नयनाञ्जनतस्करम्
prapaccha kārtikeyaṃ vai mayūravaravāhanam| mahiṣāsuranārīṇāṃ nayanāñjanataskaram
He questioned Kārtikeya, whose mount is the excellent peacock, the thief of the eye-collyrium of the wives of the buffalo-demon (Mahiṣāsura),
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VaP 1 54.20
महासेनं महात्मानं मेघस्तनितनिःस्वनम्। उमामनःप्रहर्षेण बालकं छझरूपिणम्
mahāsenaṃ mahātmānaṃ meghastanitaniḥsvanam| umāmanaḥpraharṣeṇa bālakaṃ chajharūpiṇam
the great-armied, the great-souled, whose voice is the thunder of clouds, the boy (born) from the joy of Umā's mind, whose form is (that of a child?) —
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VaP 1 54.21
क्रौञ्चजीवितहर्त्तारं पार्वतीहृदि नन्दनम्। वसिष्ठः पृच्छते भक्त्या कार्तिकेयं महाबलम्
krauñcajīvitaharttāraṃ pārvatīhṛdi nandanam| vasiṣṭhaḥ pṛcchate bhaktyā kārtikeyaṃ mahābalam
the taker of the life of Krauñca, the delight in Pārvatī's heart — Vasiṣṭha asks with devotion the mighty Kārtikeya.
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VaP 1 54.22
।।वसिष्ठ उवाच।। नमस्ते हरनन्दाय उमागर्भ नमो ऽस्तु ते। नमस्ते अग्निगर्भाय गङ्गागर्भ नमोऽस्तु ते
||vasiṣṭha uvāca|| namaste haranandāya umāgarbha namo 'stu te| namaste agnigarbhāya gaṅgāgarbha namo'stu te
Vasiṣṭha said: Homage to you, son of Hara; homage be to you, O offspring of Umā; homage to you, born of Agni's seed; homage be to you, O offspring of Gaṅgā.
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VaP 1 54.23
नमस्ते शरगर्भाय नमस्ते कृत्तिकासुत। नमो द्वादशनेत्राय षण्मुखाय नमोऽस्तु ते
namaste śaragarbhāya namaste kṛttikāsuta| namo dvādaśanetrāya ṣaṇmukhāya namo'stu te
Homage to you, born in the reeds; homage to you, son of the Kṛttikās; homage to the twelve-eyed one; homage be to you, six-faced one.
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VaP 1 54.24
नमस्ते शक्तिहस्ताय दिव्यघण्टापताकिने। एवं स्तुत्वा महासेनं पप्रच्छ शिखिवाहनम्
namaste śaktihastāya divyaghaṇṭāpatākine| evaṃ stutvā mahāsenaṃ papraccha śikhivāhanam
Homage to you, who hold the spear in your hand, who have the divine bell and banner. Having thus praised the great-armied one, he asked him whose mount is the peacock:
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VaP 1 54.25
यदेतद्दृश्यते वर्णं शुभं शुभ्राञ्जनप्रभम्। तत्किमर्थं समुत्पन्नं कण्ठे कुन्देन्दुसंप्रभे
yadetaddṛśyate varṇaṃ śubhaṃ śubhrāñjanaprabham| tatkimarthaṃ samutpannaṃ kaṇṭhe kundendusaṃprabhe
"This colour that is seen (here), bright, with the sheen of pale collyrium — for what reason has it arisen on your throat, which shines like jasmine and the moon?
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VaP 1 54.26
एतदाप्ताय भक्ताय दान्ताय ब्रूहि पृच्छते। कथां मङ्गलसंयुक्तां पवित्रां पापनाशिनीम् । मत्प्रियार्थं महाभाग वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः
etadāptāya bhaktāya dāntāya brūhi pṛcchate| kathāṃ maṅgalasaṃyuktāṃ pavitrāṃ pāpanāśinīm | matpriyārthaṃ mahābhāga vaktumarhasyaśeṣataḥ
Tell this to one who is trustworthy, devoted, self-controlled, and who asks — the tale joined with auspiciousness, purifying, destroying sin. For my pleasure, greatly fortunate one, you ought to tell it without remainder."
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VaP 1 54.27
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ततस्तस्य वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः। प्रत्युवाच महातेजाः सुरारिबलसूदनः
śrutvā vākyaṃ tatastasya vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ| pratyuvāca mahātejāḥ surāribalasūdanaḥ
Then, having heard that speech of the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, the greatly splendid slayer of the host of the gods' enemies replied:
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VaP 1 54.28
श्रृणुष्व वदतां श्रेष्ठ कथ्यमानं वचो मम। उमोत्सङ्गनिविष्टेन मया पूर्वं यथाश्रुतम्
śrṛṇuṣva vadatāṃ śreṣṭha kathyamānaṃ vaco mama| umotsaṅganiviṣṭena mayā pūrvaṃ yathāśrutam
"Listen, best of speakers, to my words as they are told, as I formerly heard them when seated on Umā's lap:
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VaP 1 54.29
पार्वत्या सह संवादः शर्वस्य च महात्मनः। तदहङ्कीर्त्तयिष्यामि त्वत्प्रियार्थं महामुने
pārvatyā saha saṃvādaḥ śarvasya ca mahātmanaḥ| tadahaṅkīrttayiṣyāmi tvatpriyārthaṃ mahāmune
the conversation of Pārvatī together with the great-souled Śarva — that I shall recount for your pleasure, great sage.
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VaP 1 54.30
कैलासशिखरे रम्ये नानाधातुविचित्रिते। नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णे चक्रवाकोपशोभिते
kailāsaśikhare ramye nānādhātuvicitrite| nānādrumalatākīrṇe cakravākopaśobhite
On the delightful peak of Kailāsa, variegated with many minerals, strewn with many trees and creepers, adorned with cakravāka birds,
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VaP 1 54.31
षट्पदोद्गीतबहुले धारासम्पातनादिते। मत्तक्रौञ्चमयूराणां नादैरुद्घुष्टकन्दरे
ṣaṭpadodgītabahule dhārāsampātanādite| mattakrauñcamayūrāṇāṃ nādairudghuṣṭakandare
abounding in the singing of bees, resounding with the falling of waterfalls, its caves made to echo by the cries of intoxicated curlews and peacocks,
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VaP 1 54.32
अप्सरोगणसङ्कीर्णे किन्नरैश्चोपशोभिते । जीवञ्जीवकजातीनां वीरुद्भिरुपशोभिते
apsarogaṇasaṅkīrṇe kinnaraiścopaśobhite | jīvañjīvakajātīnāṃ vīrudbhirupaśobhite
thronged with troops of apsarases and adorned with kinnaras, adorned with the shrubs of the kinds (frequented by) jīvañjīvaka pheasants,
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VaP 1 54.33
कोकिलारावमधुरे सिद्ध चारणसेविते। सौरभैयीनिनादाढ्ये अधस्तनितनिःस्वने
kokilārāvamadhure siddha cāraṇasevite| saurabhaiyīninādāḍhye adhastanitaniḥsvane
sweet with the cries of cuckoos, frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas, rich with the humming sound of (bees drawn by) fragrance, with a thunder-like sound below,
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VaP 1 54.34
विनायकभयोद्विग्ने कुञ्जरैर्युक्तकन्दरे। वीणावादित्रनिर्घोषैः श्रोत्रेन्द्रियमनोरमैः
vināyakabhayodvigne kuñjarairyuktakandare| vīṇāvāditranirghoṣaiḥ śrotrendriyamanoramaiḥ
where (creatures) are startled by fear of Vināyaka, whose caves are occupied by elephants, (which resounds) with the noise of vīṇās and other instruments, delighting the ear and the mind,
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VaP 1 54.35
दोलालम्बितसम्पाते वनितासङ्घसेविते। ध्वजैर्लम्बितदोलानां घण्ठानां निनदाकुले
dolālambitasampāte vanitāsaṅghasevite| dhvajairlambitadolānāṃ ghaṇṭhānāṃ ninadākule
where swings hang down and (people) come together, frequented by crowds of women, filled with the ringing of the bells of the swings hung by cords,
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VaP 1 54.36
मुखमर्दलवादित्रैर्बलिनां स्फोटितैस्तथा। क्रीडारवविचाराणां निर्घोषैः पूर्णमन्दिरे
mukhamardalavāditrairbalināṃ sphoṭitaistathā| krīḍāravavicārāṇāṃ nirghoṣaiḥ pūrṇamandire
its halls filled with mouth-drums and (other) instruments, with the arm-slaps of strong men, and with the noise of those roving about in play and shouting,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 54.37
हासैः सन्त्रासजननैर्विकरालमुखैस्तथा। देहगन्धैर्विचित्रैश्च प्रक्रीडितगणेश्चरैः
hāsaiḥ santrāsajananairvikarālamukhaistathā| dehagandhairvicitraiśca prakrīḍitagaṇeścaraiḥ
with the laughter that generates terror, and with hideous faces, and with strange bodily smells, with gaṇas roaming about at play,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.38
वज्रस्फटिकसोपान चित्रपट्टिशिलातलैः। व्याध्रसिंहमुखैशचवान्यैर्गजवाजिमुखैस्तथा
vajrasphaṭikasopāna citrapaṭṭiśilātalaiḥ| vyādhrasiṃhamukhaiśacavānyairgajavājimukhaistathā
with stairways of diamond and crystal, with rock-floors of variegated slabs, and with (gaṇas) having the faces of tigers and lions, and others with the faces of elephants and horses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.39
बिडालवदनैश्चोग्रैः क्रोष्टुकाकारमूर्तिभिः । ह्रस्वैर्दीर्घैः कृशैः स्थूलैर्लम्बोदर महोदरैः
biḍālavadanaiścograiḥ kroṣṭukākāramūrtibhiḥ | hrasvairdīrghaiḥ kṛśaiḥ sthūlairlambodara mahodaraiḥ
and with fierce ones having cats' faces, with (some) whose forms had the shape of jackals, with short ones, tall ones, thin ones, stout ones, pot-bellied ones, big-bellied ones,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.40
ह्रस्वजङ्घैश्च लम्बोष्ठैस्तालजङ्घैस्तथापरैः। गौकर्णैरेककर्णैश्च महाकर्णैरकर्णकैः
hrasvajaṅghaiśca lamboṣṭhaistālajaṅghaistathāparaiḥ| gaukarṇairekakarṇaiśca mahākarṇairakarṇakaiḥ
with short-shanked ones and thick-lipped ones, and others with shanks like palm trees, with cow-ears, with one ear, with huge ears, with no ears,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.41
बहुपादैर्महापादैरेकपादैरपादकैः। बहुशीर्षैर्महाशीर्षैरेकशीर्षैरशीर्षकैः
bahupādairmahāpādairekapādairapādakaiḥ| bahuśīrṣairmahāśīrṣairekaśīrṣairaśīrṣakaiḥ
with many feet, with huge feet, with one foot, with no feet, with many heads, with huge heads, with one head, with no heads,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.42
बहुनेत्रैर्महानेत्रैरेकनैत्रैरनैत्रकैः । एवंविधैर्महायोगिभूतैर्भूतपतिर्वृतः
bahunetrairmahānetrairekanaitrairanaitrakaiḥ | evaṃvidhairmahāyogibhūtairbhūtapatirvṛtaḥ
with many eyes, with huge eyes, with one eye, with no eyes — surrounded by such great yogic beings, the Lord of Beings (sat there);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.43
विशुद्धमुक्तामणिरत्नभूषिते शिलातले हेममये मनोरमे। सुखोपविष्टं मदनाङ्गनाशनं प्रोवाच वाक्यं गिरिराजपुत्री
viśuddhamuktāmaṇiratnabhūṣite śilātale hemamaye manorame| sukhopaviṣṭaṃ madanāṅganāśanaṃ provāca vākyaṃ girirājaputrī
and the daughter of the mountain-king spoke these words to him, the destroyer of Madana's body, who was seated at ease on a delightful golden rock-slab adorned with pure pearls, gems and jewels:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.44
।।देव्युवाच।। भगवन् भूतभव्येश गोवृषाङ्कितशासन। तव कण्ठे महादेव भ्राजतेऽम्बुदशन्निभम्
||devyuvāca|| bhagavan bhūtabhavyeśa govṛṣāṅkitaśāsana| tava kaṇṭhe mahādeva bhrājate'mbudaśannibham
The Goddess said: "Lord, master of what has been and what will be, whose rule is marked by the bull, on your throat, Mahādeva, there shines something resembling a cloud,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.45
नात्युल्बणं नातिशुब्रं नीलाञ्जनचयोपमम्। किमिदं दीप्यते देव कण्ठे कामाङ्ग नाशन
nātyulbaṇaṃ nātiśubraṃ nīlāñjanacayopamam| kimidaṃ dīpyate deva kaṇṭhe kāmāṅga nāśana
"Not too glaring, not too bright, like a mass of dark collyrium — what is this that shines on your throat, O god, destroyer of Kāma's body?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.46
को हेतुः कारणं किञ्च कण्ठे नीलत्वमीश्वरः । एतत्सर्वं यथान्यायं ब्रूहि कौतूहलं हिमे
ko hetuḥ kāraṇaṃ kiñca kaṇṭhe nīlatvamīśvaraḥ | etatsarvaṃ yathānyāyaṃ brūhi kautūhalaṃ hime
"What is the reason, and what the cause, of the blueness on your throat, O Lord? Tell all this to me properly; I am curious."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.47
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ततस्तस्याः पार्वत्याः पार्वतीप्रियः । कथां मङ्गलसंयुक्तां कथयामास शङ्करः
śrutvā vākyaṃ tatastasyāḥ pārvatyāḥ pārvatīpriyaḥ | kathāṃ maṅgalasaṃyuktāṃ kathayāmāsa śaṅkaraḥ
Then, having heard that speech of hers, of Pārvatī, Śaṅkara, the beloved of Pārvatī, told a tale joined with auspiciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.48
मथ्यमानेऽमृते पूर्वं क्षीरोदे सुरदानवैः। अग्रे समुत्थितं तस्मिन् विषं कालानलप्रभम्
mathyamāne'mṛte pūrvaṃ kṣīrode suradānavaiḥ| agre samutthitaṃ tasmin viṣaṃ kālānalaprabham
"Long ago, when the nectar was being churned by the gods and demons in the Milk Ocean, there arose first in it a poison with the radiance of the fire of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.49
तं दृष्ट्वा सुरसङ्घाश्च दैत्याश्चैव वरानने। विषण्णवदनाः सर्वे गतास्ते ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिकम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā surasaṅghāśca daityāścaiva varānane| viṣaṇṇavadanāḥ sarve gatāste brahmaṇo'ntikam
"Seeing it, the hosts of gods and also the demons, O fair-faced one, all with downcast faces, went into the presence of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.50
दृष्ट्वा सुरगणान् भीतान् ब्रह्मो वाच महाद्युतिः। किमर्थं भो महाभागा भीता उद्विग्नचेतसः
dṛṣṭvā suragaṇān bhītān brahmo vāca mahādyutiḥ| kimarthaṃ bho mahābhāgā bhītā udvignacetasaḥ
"Seeing the troops of gods frightened, Brahmā of great splendour said: 'For what reason, O highly fortunate ones, are you afraid, with agitated minds?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.51
मयाष्टगुणमैश्वर्यं भवतां सम्प्रकल्पितम्। केन व्यावर्त्तितैश्वर्या यूयं वै सुरसत्तमाः
mayāṣṭaguṇamaiśvaryaṃ bhavatāṃ samprakalpitam| kena vyāvarttitaiśvaryā yūyaṃ vai surasattamāḥ
"'By me an eightfold lordship was arranged for you. By whom has your lordship been turned back, O best of gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.52
त्रैलोक्यस्येश्वरा यूयं सर्वे वै विगतज्वराः। प्रजासर्गे न सोऽस्तीह आज्ञां यो मे निवर्त्तयेत्
trailokyasyeśvarā yūyaṃ sarve vai vigatajvarāḥ| prajāsarge na so'stīha ājñāṃ yo me nivarttayet
"'You are all lords of the three worlds, free from distress. In the creation of creatures there is none here who could turn back my command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.53
विमानगामिनः सर्वे सर्वे स्वच्छन्दगामिनः। अध्यात्मे चाधिभूते च अधिदैवे च नित्यशः। प्रजाः कर्मविपाकेन शक्ता यूयं प्रवर्त्तितुम्
vimānagāminaḥ sarve sarve svacchandagāminaḥ| adhyātme cādhibhūte ca adhidaive ca nityaśaḥ| prajāḥ karmavipākena śaktā yūyaṃ pravarttitum
"'You all travel in aerial cars, all move at your own will; and in the sphere of the self, of the elements, and of the deities you are always able, through the ripening of karma, to set creatures in motion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.54
तत्किमर्थं भयोद्विग्ना मृगाः सिंहार्दिता इव। किं दुःखं केन सन्तापः कुलो वा भयमागतम्। एतत्सर्वं यथान्यायं शीग्रमाख्यातुमर्हथ
tatkimarthaṃ bhayodvignā mṛgāḥ siṃhārditā iva| kiṃ duḥkhaṃ kena santāpaḥ kulo vā bhayamāgatam| etatsarvaṃ yathānyāyaṃ śīgramākhyātumarhatha
"'So why are you agitated with fear, like deer tormented by a lion? What is the sorrow, by whom the affliction, or from where has the fear come? You ought to tell all this properly and quickly.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.55
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ततस्तस्य ब्रह्मणो वै महात्मनः। ऊचुस्ते ऋषिभिः सार्ध्धं सुरदैत्येन्द्रदानवाः
śrutvā vākyaṃ tatastasya brahmaṇo vai mahātmanaḥ| ūcuste ṛṣibhiḥ sārdhdhaṃ suradaityendradānavāḥ
"Then, having heard that speech of the great-souled Brahmā, the gods, the chief demons and dānavas, together with the seers, said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.56
सुरासुरैर्मथ्यमाने पाथोधौ च महात्मभिः। भुजङ्गभृङ्गसङ्काशं नीलजीमूतसन्निभम्। प्रादुर्भूतं विषं घोरं संवर्ताग्निसमप्रभम्
surāsurairmathyamāne pāthodhau ca mahātmabhiḥ| bhujaṅgabhṛṅgasaṅkāśaṃ nīlajīmūtasannibham| prādurbhūtaṃ viṣaṃ ghoraṃ saṃvartāgnisamaprabham
"'When the ocean was being churned by the great-souled gods and demons, a dreadful poison appeared, resembling a serpent and a bee, like a dark cloud, with a radiance equal to the fire of dissolution,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.57
कालमृत्युरिवोद्भूतं युगान्तादित्यवर्चसम्। त्रैलोक्योत्सादि सूर्याभं प्रस्फुरन्तं समन्ततः
kālamṛtyurivodbhūtaṃ yugāntādityavarcasam| trailokyotsādi sūryābhaṃ prasphurantaṃ samantataḥ
"'arisen like Death at the end of time, with the brilliance of the sun at the age's end, destroying the three worlds, sun-like, flashing on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.58
विषेणोत्तिष्ठमानेन कालानलसमत्विषा। निर्दग्धो रक्तगौराङ्गः कृतकृष्णो जनार्दनः
viṣeṇottiṣṭhamānena kālānalasamatviṣā| nirdagdho raktagaurāṅgaḥ kṛtakṛṣṇo janārdanaḥ
"'By the poison rising up, whose glow equalled the fire of time, Janārdana, whose limbs were fair and reddish, was scorched and made black.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.59
दृष्ट्वा तं रक्तगौराङ्गं कृतकृष्णं जनार्दनम्। भीताः सर्वे वयं देवास्त्वामेव शरणं गताः
dṛṣṭvā taṃ raktagaurāṅgaṃ kṛtakṛṣṇaṃ janārdanam| bhītāḥ sarve vayaṃ devāstvāmeva śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
"'Seeing that Janārdana, red-and-fair-limbed, turned black, we gods, all frightened, have come to you alone for refuge.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.60
सुराणामसुराणाञ्च श्रुत्वा वाक्यं पितामहः। प्रत्युवाच महातेजा लोकानां हितकाम्यया
surāṇāmasurāṇāñca śrutvā vākyaṃ pitāmahaḥ| pratyuvāca mahātejā lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
"Having heard the speech of the gods and the demons, the Grandfather of great splendour replied, out of desire for the welfare of the worlds:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.61
श्रृणुध्वं देवताः सर्वे ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः। यत्तदग्रे समुत्पन्नं मथ्यमाने महोदधौ
śrṛṇudhvaṃ devatāḥ sarve ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ| yattadagre samutpannaṃ mathyamāne mahodadhau
"'Listen, all you deities, and you seers rich in austerity: that which arose first when the great ocean was being churned
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.62
विषं कालानलप्रख्यं कालकूटेति विश्रुतम्। येन प्रोद्भूतमात्रेण कृतकृष्णो जनार्दनः
viṣaṃ kālānalaprakhyaṃ kālakūṭeti viśrutam| yena prodbhūtamātreṇa kṛtakṛṣṇo janārdanaḥ
"'is a poison like the fire of time, well known as Kālakūṭa, by whose mere appearance Janārdana was made black.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.63
तस्य विष्णुरहञ्चापि सर्वे ते सुरपुङ्गवाः। न शक्नुवन्ति वै सोढुं वेगमन्ये तु शङ्करात्
tasya viṣṇurahañcāpi sarve te surapuṅgavāḥ| na śaknuvanti vai soḍhuṃ vegamanye tu śaṅkarāt
"'Neither Viṣṇu nor I, nor all those bulls among the gods — no others but Śaṅkara are able to bear its force.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.64
इत्युक्त्वा पझगर्भाभः पझयोनिरयोनिजः । ततः स्तोतुं समारब्धो ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
ityuktvā pajhagarbhābhaḥ pajhayonirayonijaḥ | tataḥ stotuṃ samārabdho brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
"Having said this, Brahmā, the Grandfather of the world, shining like the lotus's womb, lotus-born, born of no womb, then began to praise (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.65
नमस्तुभ्यं विरूपाक्ष नमस्तेऽनेकचक्षुषे। नमः पिनाकहस्ताय वज्रहस्ताय वै नमः
namastubhyaṃ virūpākṣa namaste'nekacakṣuṣe| namaḥ pinākahastāya vajrahastāya vai namaḥ
Homage to you, O misshapen-eyed one; homage to you of many eyes; homage to the one with the Pināka in his hand; homage indeed to the one with the thunderbolt in his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.66
नमस्त्रैलोक्यनाथाय भूतानाम्पतये नमः। नमः सुरारिसंहर्त्रे तापसाय त्रिचक्षुषे
namastrailokyanāthāya bhūtānāmpataye namaḥ| namaḥ surārisaṃhartre tāpasāya tricakṣuṣe
Homage to the lord of the three worlds; homage to the lord of beings; homage to the destroyer of the enemies of the gods, to the ascetic, to the three-eyed one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.67
ब्रहमणे चैव रुद्राय विष्णवे चैव ते नमः। साङ्ख्याय चैव योगाय भूतग्रामाय वै नमः
brahamaṇe caiva rudrāya viṣṇave caiva te namaḥ| sāṅkhyāya caiva yogāya bhūtagrāmāya vai namaḥ
Homage to you as Brahmā, and as Rudra, and as Viṣṇu; homage indeed to Sāṅkhya and to Yoga and to the whole host of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.68
मन्मताङ्गविनाशाय कालकालाय वै नमः। रुद्राय च सुरेशाय देवदेवाय ते नमः
manmatāṅgavināśāya kālakālāya vai namaḥ| rudrāya ca sureśāya devadevāya te namaḥ
Homage indeed to the destroyer of the body of Manmatha (Love), to the Death of death; homage to you, to Rudra, to the lord of the gods, to the god of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.69
कपर्दिने करालाय शङ्कराय कपालिने। विरूपायैकरूपाय शिवाय वरदाय च
kapardine karālāya śaṅkarāya kapāline| virūpāyaikarūpāya śivāya varadāya ca
To the one with matted locks, to the fearsome one, to Śaṅkara, to the bearer of the skull; to the deformed one, to the one of single form, to Śiva, and to the giver of boons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.70
त्रिपुरघ्नाय वन्द्याय मातॄणाम्पतये नमः। बुद्धाय चैव शुद्धाय मुक्ताय केवलाय च
tripuraghnāya vandyāya mātṝṇāmpataye namaḥ| buddhāya caiva śuddhāya muktāya kevalāya ca
Homage to the slayer of Tripura, to the one to be revered, to the lord of the Mothers; and to the awakened one, to the pure one, to the liberated one, to the one alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.71
नमः कमलहस्ताय दिग्वासाय शिखण्डिने । लोक त्रयवलिधात्रे च चन्द्राय वरुणाय च
namaḥ kamalahastāya digvāsāya śikhaṇḍine | loka trayavalidhātre ca candrāya varuṇāya ca
Homage to the one with a lotus in his hand, to the one clothed in the directions, to the crested one; and to the one who ordains the offering of the three worlds, to the moon, and to Varuṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.72
अग्राय चैव चोग्राय विप्रायानेकचक्षुषे। रजसे चैव सत्त्वाय तमसेऽव्यक्तयोनये
agrāya caiva cogrāya viprāyānekacakṣuṣe| rajase caiva sattvāya tamase'vyaktayonaye
To the foremost one and to the terrible one, to the wise one of many eyes; to rajas and to sattva, to tamas, to the one whose origin is unmanifest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.73
नित्यायानित्यरूपाय नित्यानित्याय वै नमः। व्यक्ताय चैवाव्यक्ताय व्यक्ताव्यक्ताय वै नमः
nityāyānityarūpāya nityānityāya vai namaḥ| vyaktāya caivāvyaktāya vyaktāvyaktāya vai namaḥ
Homage indeed to the eternal, to the one of non-eternal form, to the eternal-and-non-eternal; homage indeed to the manifest and to the unmanifest, to the manifest-unmanifest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.74
चिन्त्याय चैवाचिन्त्याय चिन्त्याचिन्त्याय वै नमः। भक्तानामार्तिनाशाय नरनारायणाय च
cintyāya caivācintyāya cintyācintyāya vai namaḥ| bhaktānāmārtināśāya naranārāyaṇāya ca
Homage indeed to the thinkable and to the unthinkable, to the thinkable-unthinkable; and to the destroyer of the affliction of the devotees, and to Nara-Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.75
उमाप्रियाय शर्वाय नन्दिचक्राङ्किताय च। पक्षमासार्द्धमासाय नमः संवत्सराय च
umāpriyāya śarvāya nandicakrāṅkitāya ca| pakṣamāsārddhamāsāya namaḥ saṃvatsarāya ca
To the beloved of Umā, to Śarva, and to the one marked with Nandin's disc; homage to the fortnight, the month and the half-month, and to the year.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.76
बहुरूपाय मुण्डाय दण्डिनेऽथ वरूथिने। नमः कपालहस्ताय दिग्वासाय शिखणिडने
bahurūpāya muṇḍāya daṇḍine'tha varūthine| namaḥ kapālahastāya digvāsāya śikhaṇiḍane
To the one of many forms, to the shaven one, to the staff-bearer, and then to the one with armour; homage to the one with a skull in his hand, to the one clothed in the directions, to the crested one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.77
ध्वजिने रथिने चैव यमिने ब्रह्मचारिणे। ऋग्यजुः सामवेदाय पुरुषायेश्वराय च। इत्येवमादिचरितैस्तुभ्यं देव नमोऽस्तु ते
dhvajine rathine caiva yamine brahmacāriṇe| ṛgyajuḥ sāmavedāya puruṣāyeśvarāya ca| ityevamādicaritaistubhyaṃ deva namo'stu te
To the bearer of the banner, to the charioteer, to the self-restrained one, to the chaste student; to the Ṛg, Yajur and Sāma Veda, to the Person, and to the Lord — with these and such deeds (of yours praised), O God, homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.78
।।श्रीमहादेव उवाच।। एवं स्तुतस्ततो देवैः प्रणिपत्य वरानने
||śrīmahādeva uvāca|| evaṃ stutastato devaiḥ praṇipatya varānane
The blessed Mahādeva said: Thus praised by the gods, having bowed down, O fair-faced one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 54.79
ज्ञात्वा तु भक्तिं मम देवदेवो गङ्गाजलाप्लावितकेशदेशः। सूक्ष्मोऽतियोगातिशयादचिन्त्यो न हि प्लुतो व्यक्तमुपैति चन्द्रः
jñātvā tu bhaktiṃ mama devadevo gaṅgājalāplāvitakeśadeśaḥ| sūkṣmo'tiyogātiśayādacintyo na hi pluto vyaktamupaiti candraḥ
— but knowing my devotion, the god of gods, the region of whose hair was flooded by the water of the Gaṅgā, subtle, unthinkable through the excess of his great yoga: indeed the moon, though submerged, does not come to be manifest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 54.80
एवं भगवता पूर्वं ब्रह्मणा लोककर्तृणा। स्तुतोऽहं विविधैः स्तोत्रै र्वेदवेदाङ्गसम्भवैः
evaṃ bhagavatā pūrvaṃ brahmaṇā lokakartṛṇā| stuto'haṃ vividhaiḥ stotrai rvedavedāṅgasambhavaiḥ
Thus in former times I was praised by the blessed Brahmā, the maker of the worlds, with various hymns arising from the Veda and the Vedāṅgas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.81
ततः प्रीतो ह्यहं तस्मै ब्रह्मणे सुमहात्मने। ततोऽहं सूक्ष्मया वाचा पितामहमथाब्रुवम्
tataḥ prīto hyahaṃ tasmai brahmaṇe sumahātmane| tato'haṃ sūkṣmayā vācā pitāmahamathābruvam
Then indeed I was pleased with that Brahmā, the greatly noble one; then I spoke to the Grandfather with a subtle voice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.82
भगवन् भूतभव्येश लोकनाथ जगत्पते। किं कार्ये ते मया ब्रह्मन् कर्त्तव्यं वद सुव्रत
bhagavan bhūtabhavyeśa lokanātha jagatpate| kiṃ kārye te mayā brahman karttavyaṃ vada suvrata
"O Blessed One, lord of what has been and what will be, lord of the worlds, master of the universe, what is to be done for you by me, O Brahman? Tell (me), O you of good vows."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.83
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ततो ब्रह्मा प्रत्युवाचाम्बुजेक्षणः । भूतभव्यभवन्नाथ श्रूयतां कारणेश्वर
śrutvā vākyaṃ tato brahmā pratyuvācāmbujekṣaṇaḥ | bhūtabhavyabhavannātha śrūyatāṃ kāraṇeśvara
Then, having heard (my) words, the lotus-eyed Brahmā replied: "O lord of the past, the future and the present, listen, O Lord of causes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.84
सुरासुरैर्मथ्यमाने पयोधावम्बुजेक्षण। भगवन्मेघ सङ्काशं नीलजीमूतसन्निभम्
surāsurairmathyamāne payodhāvambujekṣaṇa| bhagavanmegha saṅkāśaṃ nīlajīmūtasannibham
"When the ocean was being churned by the gods and the demons, O lotus-eyed one, O Blessed One, (there arose something) resembling a cloud, like a dark thundercloud,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.85
प्रादुर्भूतं विषङ्घोरं संवर्त्ताग्निसमप्रभम्। कालमृत्युरिवोद्भूतं युगान्तादित्यवर्च्चसम्
prādurbhūtaṃ viṣaṅghoraṃ saṃvarttāgnisamaprabham| kālamṛtyurivodbhūtaṃ yugāntādityavarccasam
A terrible poison appeared, blazing like the fire of universal dissolution, risen up like Death at the end of time, with the radiance of the sun at the end of an age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.86
त्रैलोक्योत्सादि सूर्याभं विस्फुरन्तं समन्ततः। अग्रे समुत्थितं तस्मिन् विषङ्कालानलप्रभम्
trailokyotsādi sūryābhaṃ visphurantaṃ samantataḥ| agre samutthitaṃ tasmin viṣaṅkālānalaprabham
Destroying the three worlds, sun-like, flashing on every side, it rose up there in front (of us), that poison with the splendour of the fire of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.87
तं दृष्ट्वा तुं वयं सर्वे भीताः सम्भ्रान्तचेतसः। तत् पिबस्व महादेव लोकानां हितकाम्यया । भवानग्र्यस्य भोक्ता वै भवांश्वैव वरः प्रभुः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tuṃ vayaṃ sarve bhītāḥ sambhrāntacetasaḥ| tat pibasva mahādeva lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | bhavānagryasya bhoktā vai bhavāṃśvaiva varaḥ prabhuḥ
Seeing it, we were all afraid, our minds bewildered: 'Drink that, O Great God, out of desire for the welfare of the worlds; for you are indeed the eater of the first portion, and you are the highest, the lord.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.88
त्वामृतेऽन्यो महादेव विषं सोढुं न विद्यते । नास्ति कश्चित् पुमान् शक्तस्त्रैलोक्येषु च गीयते
tvāmṛte'nyo mahādeva viṣaṃ soḍhuṃ na vidyate | nāsti kaścit pumān śaktastrailokyeṣu ca gīyate
'Apart from you, O Great God, there is no other able to endure the poison; there is no man with the power (to do so) in the three worlds, so it is said.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.89
एवं तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः। बाढमित्येव तद्वाक्यं प्रतिगृह्य वरानने
evaṃ tasya vacaḥ śrutvā brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ| bāḍhamityeva tadvākyaṃ pratigṛhya varānane
Having thus heard his words, (the words) of Brahmā the highest one, and accepting that speech with 'So be it,' O fair-faced one—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.90
ततोऽहं पातुमारब्धो विषमन्तकसन्निभम्। पिबतो मे महाघोरं विषं सुरभयङ्करम्। कण्ठः समभवत्तूर्णं कृष्णो मे वरवर्णिनि
tato'haṃ pātumārabdho viṣamantakasannibham| pibato me mahāghoraṃ viṣaṃ surabhayaṅkaram| kaṇṭhaḥ samabhavattūrṇaṃ kṛṣṇo me varavarṇini
—then I began to drink the poison that was like the Ender. As I drank that most terrible poison, terrifying to the gods, my throat at once became black, O you of lovely colour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.91
तंदृष्ट्वो त्पलपत्राभं कण्ठे सक्तमिवोरगम् । तक्षकं नागराजानं लेलिहानमिव स्थितम्
taṃdṛṣṭvo tpalapatrābhaṃ kaṇṭhe saktamivoragam | takṣakaṃ nāgarājānaṃ lelihānamiva sthitam
Seeing it, with the sheen of a blue-lotus petal, like a serpent clinging to (my) throat, like Takṣaka the king of snakes standing there licking (its lips)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.92
अथोवाच महातेजा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। शोभसे त्वं महादेव कण्ठेनानेन सुव्रत
athovāca mahātejā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ| śobhase tvaṃ mahādeva kaṇṭhenānena suvrata
—then Brahmā of great splendour, the grandfather of the worlds, said: 'You are beautiful, O Great God, with this throat, O you of good vows.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.93
ततस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा मया गिरिवरात्मजे। पश्यतां देवसङ्गानां दैत्यानाञ्च वरानने
tatastasya vacaḥ śrutvā mayā girivarātmaje| paśyatāṃ devasaṅgānāṃ daityānāñca varānane
Then, having heard his words, O daughter of the best of mountains, while the hosts of gods and the Daityas looked on, O fair-faced one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.94
यक्षगन्धर्वभूतानां पिशाचोरगरक्षसाम्। धृतं कण्ठे विषं घोरं नीलकण्टस्ततो ह्यहम्
yakṣagandharvabhūtānāṃ piśācoragarakṣasām| dhṛtaṃ kaṇṭhe viṣaṃ ghoraṃ nīlakaṇṭastato hyaham
and the Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Bhūtas, the Piśācas, serpents and Rākṣasas (looked on), the terrible poison was held in (my) throat; hence I am Nīlakaṇṭha, the Blue-throated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.95
तत् कालकूटं विषमुग्रतेजः कण्ठे मया पर्वतराजपुत्रि। निवेश्यमानं सुरदैत्यसङ्घो दृष्ट्वा परं विस्मयमाजगाम
tat kālakūṭaṃ viṣamugratejaḥ kaṇṭhe mayā parvatarājaputri| niveśyamānaṃ suradaityasaṅgho dṛṣṭvā paraṃ vismayamājagāma
When that Kālakūṭa poison of fierce power was being lodged in my throat, O daughter of the mountain king, the host of gods and Daityas, seeing it, fell into the greatest amazement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.96
ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे सदैत्योरगराक्षसाः। ऊचुः प्राञ्चलयो भूत्वा मत्तमातङ्गगामिनि
tataḥ suragaṇāḥ sarve sadaityoragarākṣasāḥ| ūcuḥ prāñcalayo bhūtvā mattamātaṅgagāmini
Then all the troops of gods, together with the Daityas, serpents and Rākṣasas, with palms joined, spoke, O you who walk like a rutting elephant:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.97
अहो बलं वीर्यपराक्रमस्ते अहो पुनर्योगबलं तवैव। अहो प्रभुत्वं तव देवदेव गङ्गाजलास्फालितमुक्तकेश
aho balaṃ vīryaparākramaste aho punaryogabalaṃ tavaiva| aho prabhutvaṃ tava devadeva gaṅgājalāsphālitamuktakeśa
'Ah, your strength, your heroism and prowess! Ah, again, that yogic power of yours! Ah, your lordship, O God of gods, whose loose hair is beaten by the waters of the Gaṅgā!'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.98
त्वमेव विष्णुश्चतुराननस्त्वं त्वमेव मृत्यु र्वरदस्त्वमेव। त्वमेव सूर्यो रजनीकरश्च त्वमेव भूमिः सलिलं त्वमेव
tvameva viṣṇuścaturānanastvaṃ tvameva mṛtyu rvaradastvameva| tvameva sūryo rajanīkaraśca tvameva bhūmiḥ salilaṃ tvameva
'You alone are Viṣṇu, you are the four-faced one; you alone are Death, you alone the giver of boons; you alone are the sun and the maker of night; you alone are the earth, you alone the water.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.99
त्वमेव यज्ञो नियमस्त्वमेव त्वमेव भूतं भविता त्वमेव। त्वमेव चादि र्निधनं त्वमेव स्थूलश्च सूक्ष्मः पुरुषस्त्वमेव
tvameva yajño niyamastvameva tvameva bhūtaṃ bhavitā tvameva| tvameva cādi rnidhanaṃ tvameva sthūlaśca sūkṣmaḥ puruṣastvameva
'You alone are the sacrifice, you alone the rule; you alone are what has been, you alone what will be; you alone are the beginning and you alone the end; the gross and the subtle, you alone are the Person.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.100
त्वमेव सूक्ष्मस्य परस्य सूक्ष्मस्त्वमेव वह्निः पवनस्त्वमेव। त्वमेव सर्वस्य चराचरस्य लोकस्य कर्त्ता प्रलये च गोप्ता
tvameva sūkṣmasya parasya sūkṣmastvameva vahniḥ pavanastvameva| tvameva sarvasya carācarasya lokasya karttā pralaye ca goptā
'You alone are subtler than the subtle and the supreme; you alone are fire, you alone the wind; you alone are the maker of the whole world, moving and unmoving, and its protector at the dissolution.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.101
इतीदमुक्त्वा वचनं सुरेन्द्राः प्रगृह्य सोमं प्रणिपत्य मूर्द्ना। गता विमानैरनिगृह्य वेगैर्महात्मनो मेरुमुपेत्य सर्वे
itīdamuktvā vacanaṃ surendrāḥ pragṛhya somaṃ praṇipatya mūrdnā| gatā vimānairanigṛhya vegairmahātmano merumupetya sarve
Having spoken this speech, the chiefs of the gods, taking the Soma and bowing with their heads, all went off in their aircraft, not restraining their speed, and reached the great Meru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.102
इत्येतत्परमं गुह्यं पुण्यात्पुण्यमहत्तरम्। नीलकण्ठेति यत् प्रोक्तं विख्यातं लोकविश्रुतम्
ityetatparamaṃ guhyaṃ puṇyātpuṇyamahattaram| nīlakaṇṭheti yat proktaṃ vikhyātaṃ lokaviśrutam
Thus this is the supreme secret, more greatly meritorious than the meritorious, which is called 'Nīlakaṇṭha,' renowned and famed in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.103
स्वयं स्वयम्भुवा प्रोक्तां पुण्यां पापप्रणाशनीम्। यस्तु धारयते नित्यमेनां ब्रह्मोद्भवां कथाम्। तस्याहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि फलं वै विपुलं महत्
svayaṃ svayambhuvā proktāṃ puṇyāṃ pāpapraṇāśanīm| yastu dhārayate nityamenāṃ brahmodbhavāṃ kathām| tasyāhaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi phalaṃ vai vipulaṃ mahat
Whoever constantly holds fast to this holy tale, destroyer of sin, arisen from Brahmā and spoken by the Self-existent one himself—for him I shall declare the ample and great fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.104
विषं तस्य वरारोहे स्थावरं जङ्गमन्तथा। गात्रं प्राप्य च सुश्रोणि क्षिप्रं तत् प्रतिहन्यते
viṣaṃ tasya varārohe sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamantathā| gātraṃ prāpya ca suśroṇi kṣipraṃ tat pratihanyate
Poison, O fair-hipped one, whether from the immobile or the moving (source), even when it has entered his body, O lovely-limbed one, is quickly struck down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.105
शमयत्यशुभं घोरं दुःस्वप्नञ्चापकर्षति। स्त्रीषु वल्लभतां याति सभायां पार्थिवस्य च
śamayatyaśubhaṃ ghoraṃ duḥsvapnañcāpakarṣati| strīṣu vallabhatāṃ yāti sabhāyāṃ pārthivasya ca
(It) quells the inauspicious and the dreadful, and drives away bad dreams; (one) becomes beloved among women, and (favoured) in the king's assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.106
विवादे जयमाप्नोति युद्धे शूरत्वमेव च। गच्छतः क्षेममध्वानं गृहे च नित्यसम्पदः
vivāde jayamāpnoti yuddhe śūratvameva ca| gacchataḥ kṣemamadhvānaṃ gṛhe ca nityasampadaḥ
In a dispute (he) gains victory, and in battle very heroism; for one who travels, a safe road, and in the house constant prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.107
शरीरभेदे वक्ष्यामि गतिं तस्य वरानने। नीलकण्ठो हरिच्छमश्रुः शशाङ्काङ्कितमूर्द्धजः
śarīrabhede vakṣyāmi gatiṃ tasya varānane| nīlakaṇṭho haricchamaśruḥ śaśāṅkāṅkitamūrddhajaḥ
At the sundering of the body I shall tell his course, O fair-faced one: blue-throated, with tawny beard, his head-hair marked with the moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.108
त्र्यक्षस्त्रिशूलपाणिश्च वृषयानः पिनाकधृक्। नन्धितुल्यबलः श्रीमान् नन्दितुल्यपराक्रमः
tryakṣastriśūlapāṇiśca vṛṣayānaḥ pinākadhṛk| nandhitulyabalaḥ śrīmān nanditulyaparākramaḥ
three-eyed, trident in hand, riding a bull, bearing the Pināka, equal in strength to Nandi, glorious, of prowess equal to Nandi's,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.109
विचरत्यचिरात् सर्वान् सर्वलोकान्ममाज्ञया । न हन्यते गतिस्तस्य अनिलस्य यथाम्बरे। मम तुल्यबलो भूत्वा तिष्ठत्याभूतसम्प्लवम्
vicaratyacirāt sarvān sarvalokānmamājñayā | na hanyate gatistasya anilasya yathāmbare| mama tulyabalo bhūtvā tiṣṭhatyābhūtasamplavam
he roams before long through all the worlds, all of them, by my command; his going is not checked, as the wind's in the sky; having become equal in power to me, he abides until the dissolution of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.110
मम भक्ता वरारोहे ये च श्रृण्वन्ति मानवाः। तेषां गतिं प्रवक्ष्यामि इह लोके परत्र च
mama bhaktā varārohe ye ca śrṛṇvanti mānavāḥ| teṣāṃ gatiṃ pravakṣyāmi iha loke paratra ca
Those men who are devoted to me, O fair-hipped one, and who listen (to this) — I shall declare their course, in this world and in the next.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.111
ब्राह्मणो वेदमाप्नोति क्षत्रियो जयते महीम्। वैश्यस्तु लभते लाभं शूद्रः सुखमवाप्नुयात्
brāhmaṇo vedamāpnoti kṣatriyo jayate mahīm| vaiśyastu labhate lābhaṃ śūdraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt
A brahmin obtains the Veda, a kṣatriya conquers the earth, a vaiśya gains gain, and a śūdra would obtain happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.112
व्याधितो मुच्यते रोगाद्बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात्। गुर्विणी लभते पुत्रं कन्या विन्दति सत्पतिम्। नष्टञ्च लभते सर्वमिहलोके परत्र च
vyādhito mucyate rogādbaddho mucyeta bandhanāt| gurviṇī labhate putraṃ kanyā vindati satpatim| naṣṭañca labhate sarvamihaloke paratra ca
The sick man is released from disease, the bound man would be released from bondage, a pregnant woman gets a son, a maiden finds a good husband, and one recovers all that was lost, in this world and in the next.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.113
गवां शतसहस्रस्य सम्यग्दत्तस्य यत् फलम्। तत् फलं भवति श्रुत्वा विभोर्दिव्यामिमां कथाम्
gavāṃ śatasahasrasya samyagdattasya yat phalam| tat phalaṃ bhavati śrutvā vibhordivyāmimāṃ kathām
Whatever fruit belongs to a hundred thousand cows properly given — that fruit comes about from hearing this divine tale of the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.114
पादं वा यदि वाप्यर्द्धं श्लोकं श्लोकार्द्धमेव वा। यस्तु धारयते नित्यं रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
pādaṃ vā yadi vāpyarddhaṃ ślokaṃ ślokārddhameva vā| yastu dhārayate nityaṃ rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
But whoever constantly holds (in memory) a quarter (of a verse), or even a half, a verse or half a verse, he goes to the world of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.115
कथामिमां पुण्यफलादियुक्तां निवेद्य देव्याः शशिबद्ध मूर्द्धजः। वृषस्य पृष्ठेन सहोमया प्रभुर्जगाम किष्किन्धगुहां गुहप्रियः
kathāmimāṃ puṇyaphalādiyuktāṃ nivedya devyāḥ śaśibaddha mūrddhajaḥ| vṛṣasya pṛṣṭhena sahomayā prabhurjagāma kiṣkindhaguhāṃ guhapriyaḥ
Having imparted this tale, endowed with meritorious fruit and the rest, to the Goddess, the Lord whose head-hair is bound with the moon, dear to Guha, went with Umā on the back of the bull to the cave of Kiṣkindha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 54.116
क्रान्तं मया पापहरं महापदं निवेद्य तेभ्यः प्रददौ प्रभञ्जनः। अधीत्य सर्वं त्वखिलं सुलक्षणं जगाम आदित्यपथं द्विजोत्तमः
krāntaṃ mayā pāpaharaṃ mahāpadaṃ nivedya tebhyaḥ pradadau prabhañjanaḥ| adhītya sarvaṃ tvakhilaṃ sulakṣaṇaṃ jagāma ādityapathaṃ dvijottamaḥ
Having declared to them the great station, remover of sin, traversed by me, Prabhañjana (the Wind) bestowed (it upon them); and having studied the whole of it entire, with its good marks, the best of the twice-born went the way of the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain